WW1 - Attack on London - St. Batholomew the Great - Rahere\'s Tomb protected against damage by bombing in 1915. Under the threat of attack from the air, some of the treasures of London were hidden from view behind sandbags. Unlike most London landmarks, though, St Bart really did come close to destruction. On 8 September 1915, the largest bomb yet dropped on London fell from Zeppelin L13 on Batholomew Close. The 660lb bomb caused an enormous amount of damage, creating a hole eight feet deep, gutting a local printworks, smashing shopfronts and shattering windows. Rahere founded the church and hospital in the early twelfth century after a vision of St Bartholomew instructed him to.